Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
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With experience and perspective in an increasingly complex industry, we create commercially minded solutions to realize our mining clients’ strategies, offering counsel on financings, M&A, commercial arrangements, and more.
Torys’ Mining and Metals team has a history of deep involvement in the industry. Through our longstanding representation of industry players, we have an intuitive understanding of the dynamics and cycles of the sector, allowing us to give sophisticated, market-sensitive advice to mining and metals companies in all aspects of their business.
We address the complexities of mining transactions through the combined strengths of our mining knowledge and our leading M&A, corporate finance, lending and capital markets experience.
Chambers Review
Torys is highlighted for its rising profile in the mining field, with a particular focus on streaming transactions. Highly active in Toronto, the firm advises on a range of other mining finance deals, including those involving cross-border securities issues. The mining and metals team is well versed in assisting with the acquisition and disposal of mining assets. It is additionally experienced with regard to equity investments in the mining sector and the negotiation of joint venture arrangements.
Work Highlights
- Torys acted as Canadian counsel to MMG on its USD1.735 billion acquisition of Cuprous Capital, the owners of the Khoemacau copper mine.
Strengths
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"Torys is our go-to firm for commercial transactions. Its mining practice is excellent in streaming, royalty and project financing. It is a broad practice."
"Torys has good attention to detail and expertise."
"The team is very good at problem solving."
"Torys has excellent depth and quality across the board.It is an excellent firm."
"The team provides timely advice to resolve issues and speed up the process."
"Torys is our go-to firm for commercial transactions. Its mining practice is excellent in streaming, royalty and project financing. It is a broad practice."
"Torys has good attention to detail and expertise."
"The team is very good at problem solving."
"Torys has excellent depth and quality across the board.It is an excellent firm."
"The team provides timely advice to resolve issues and speed up the process."
Notable Practitioners
Toronto-based Michael Amm is well versed in corporate transactions, including project financing and streaming transactions. He is noted for his representation of clients from the mining and financial services sectors.
"Mike Amm is commercial and thinks outside the box."
"Mike is very knowledgeable and thoughtful, and takes the time to talk through matters and non-legal drivers. He has a holistic view of the industry."
"Michael is excellent; he is very responsive, available and thoughtful, and provides great advice."
Head of the mining and metals practice, Michael Pickersgill is an experienced Toronto-based transactional lawyer who acts for mining and natural resources companies on a wide range of matters, including financing, IPOs and streaming transactions in Canada and internationally.
"He understands our business and the industry very well. He has a great grasp of our issues, is very practical and provides great client service."
"Michael Pickersgill is super sharp and focused, and always shows up ready to help. He is even-keeled, logical, reasonable and client-service focused."
"Mike Pickersgill is a fantastic lawyer who manages the entire Torys legal team extremely well. He has very good commercial and business sense."
Braden Jebson has established a notable presence in the mining space. He has experience assisting clients with various issues, including streaming, IPOs and acquisitions.
"Braden is a good lawyer who provides quick service."
"Braden Jebson is hard working and thoughtful."
"Braden Jebson provides great advice in a timely manner."
Carly Klinkhoff is a senior associate with significant expertise in relation to mining M&A transactions. She advises clients from across the mining and metals sector, with a focus on streaming and royalty companies.
"Carly provides excellent service."
Michael Jason is a Toronto-based senior associate in the mining team. He assists clients with corporate and securities law matters, such as M&A, financing, joint ventures, royalty and streaming in the natural resources sector.
"He is one of the most proactive associates that we have worked with. He thinks about things before we think about them, which is an amazing quality for an associate."
"Michael Jason is very smart."
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